Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Duct assembly and method of forming
    Patent number: 10975486
    Abstract: A method of forming a tubular element includes providing an attachment joint, and disposing a mandrel adjacent the attachment joint, where the mandrel can also include an outer or exposed surface. Metal can be disposed on the outer surface of the mandrel to form at least a portion of the tubular element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Unison Industries, LLC
    Inventors: David William Millward, Gordon Tajiri, Donald Lee Templeton, Emily Marie Phelps
  • Direct contact heat exchanger
    Patent number: 10980153
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for cooling a component includes a heat transfer chamber containing a heated substance having a first density and a liquid coolant having a second density. The heat exchanger can also include a circulation circuit that recirculates the heated substance through the heat transfer chamber for mixing with the liquid coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Nader Dariavach, Michel Engelhardt
  • Device for measuring and testing footwear traction
    Patent number: 10976237
    Abstract: A shoe traction testing and measuring device, comprising a base frame, a rear leg assembly, a front leg assembly, a hip joint, and a piston. The piston is connected to the base frame and the rear leg assembly. A lower portion of the rear leg assembly is connected to the base frame and an upper portion of the rear leg assembly is connected to an upper portion of the front leg assembly at the hip joint. The front leg assembly comprises an articulating ankle and a replica foot, which is configured to don a shoe to be tested. When the piston actuates forward, the upper portion of the rear leg assembly tilts forward, which causes the front leg assembly to move forward and downward, simulating a step of a human, which causes the shoe on the replica foot to contact a force plate or a surface that is on top of the force plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Heeluxe, LLC
    Inventor: Geoffrey Gray
  • Electromagnetic driver with forward and reverse coils
    Patent number: 10976130
    Abstract: An EM driver for accelerating an object may be configured as an EM rifle for accelerating, rotating to spin-stabilize, and releasing a projectile. A core includes a stator coil, forward and reverse coils, a railed shaft, and a transfer shaft. The stator coil generates a first EM field, and the forward and reverse coils generate second and third EM fields which interact with the first EM field to accelerate the armature in forward and reverse directions, respectively. The railed shaft is elongated along a central axis through the armature and includes multiple rails arranged helically around a central shaft. The armature remains in contact with the rails during acceleration so as to impart a turning motion. The transfer shaft is physically coupled with and projects forwardly from the armature and transfers to the projectile the acceleration and the turning motion of the armature in the forward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Timpson, Seth Hartman
  • Field installed fiber optic connector
    Patent number: 10976500
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a field installable connector system. The connector system includes a factory terminated subassembly including a ferrule terminating an optical fiber of an optical fiber cable. The factory terminated subassembly has a small transverse cross-section to facilitate routing through a duct. The connector system also includes a field installable subassembly including various connector components that can be installed after the factory terminated subassembly has been routed through a duct. The components can be sealed and hardened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Ott, Yu Lu, Ponharith Nhep
  • System and method for monitoring field profiles based on data from multiple types of sensors
    Patent number: 10973171
    Abstract: In one aspect, a system for monitoring field profiles may include a vision-based sensor configured to capture vision data indicative of a profile of a field, with the profile being at least of a crop canopy profile of the field or a soil surface profile of the field. The system may also include a secondary sensor configured to capture secondary data indicative of the profile of the field. Furthermore, a controller of the disclosed system may be configured to receive the vision data from the vision-based sensor and the secondary data from the secondary sensor. Moreover, the controller may be configured to determine a quality parameter associated with the vision data. Additionally, when the quality parameter falls below a minimum threshold, the controller may be configured to determine at least a portion of the profile of the field based on the secondary data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Kevin M. Smith, Trevor Stanhope
  • Barbed suture having increased holding strength
    Patent number: 10973513
    Abstract: A wound closure device having a filamentary element having a proximal end and a distal end, and a stop element coupled thereto and having a leading edge area defined by thickness and a width and having a total surface area. The leading edge area is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the filamentary element. The device may have a ratio of the leading edge area to the total surface area that is less than 10%, a ratio of the length to the maximum thickness of the stop element that is at least 4, or a ratio of the length to the width of the stop element is at least 1 for any given thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ETHICON, LLC
    Inventors: Jesse G. Nawrocki, David C. Lindh, Sr., Jason T. Perkins, Dennis L. Furman
  • Multi-mode fluid nozzles
    Patent number: 10974259
    Abstract: A multi-mode fluid nozzle includes a generally-cylindrical mixing chamber with a stream mode fluid inlet connected to one side of the chamber, a fluid outlet connected to the opposite side of the chamber and a plurality of mist mode fluid inlets connected to the periphery of the chamber. The discharge pattern of the multi-mode fluid nozzle is dependent upon the inlets from which fluid enters the mixing chamber such that when the fluid enters the mixing chamber through the stream mode fluid inlet, the fluid exits the fluid outlet in a stream flow discharge pattern, when the fluid enters the mixing chamber through the mist mode fluid inlets, the fluid exits the fluid outlet in a mist flow discharge pattern and when the fluid enters the mixing chamber through the stream mode and the mist mode fluid inlets, the fluid exits the fluid outlet in a droplet flow discharge pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Innomist LLC
    Inventor: Xinqi Rong
  • Hydraulic and lubricating fluid contamination sensor system
    Patent number: 10976231
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for maintaining the rate of flow of hydraulic or lubricating fluid through a particle contamination sensor or monitor at an acceptable level is disclosed. The rate of flow may be a specific value or lie within a desired range of values. Regardless, maintaining the rate of flow at an acceptable level improves the accuracy of information produced by the contamination sensor or monitor. A display for displaying the particle information created by a particle contamination sensor or monitor in a manner more easily understood by maintenance personnel and a method of creating such a display is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Fluidmatics, LLC
    Inventors: Nickolas Bernheart Nesland, Sr., Mark Allen Conover
  • Canola hybrid variety 6CN0122
    Patent number: 10973189
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Canola hybrid variety designated 6CN0122, essentially derived variants of that Canola hybrid variety, to the cells, seeds, plants, and plant parts of this Canola hybrid variety 6CN0122. The invention also relates to methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 6CN0122 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the Canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. The invention also relates to uses of 6CN0122.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED US LLC
    Inventors: Hieronim Polewicz, Stewart Brandt, Jeffrey Mansiere
  • Suspension element
    Patent number: 10974561
    Abstract: A suspension element includes a main body having an internal volume configured to contain a liquid therein, a tubular element extending at least partially within the main body, the tubular element having an internal volume that defines a first fluid chamber configured to contain a compressible gas therein, a first piston separating the internal volume of the main body into a second fluid chamber and a third fluid chamber, a second piston positioned to separate the first fluid chamber from the second fluid chamber, and a flow control element disposed along a flow path between the second fluid chamber and the third fluid chamber. Movement of the tubular element generates a flow of the liquid through the flow control element to produce a damping force and changes the pressure of the compressible gas to produce a spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick S. Dillman, Robert K. Sollenskog, Erik Ellifson, Aaron J. Rositch
  • Systems and methods for updating creatives generation models
    Patent number: 10979369
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide systems and methods related to updating creatives generation models. The system may include at least one memory unit for storing instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Kirankumar Kulkarni, Savio Joseph Darivemula, Anil Konduru, Gunjan Patel, Jie Shen, Kelly L. Birch, Patrick James Manion
  • Reflective optical stack for privacy display
    Patent number: 10976578
    Abstract: A privacy display comprises a polarised output spatial light modulator, reflective polariser, plural polar control retarders and a polariser. In a privacy mode of operation, on-axis light from the spatial light modulator is directed without loss, whereas off-axis light has reduced luminance. Further, display reflectivity is reduced for on-axis reflections of ambient light, while reflectivity is increased for off-axis light. The visibility of the display to off-axis snoopers is reduced by means of luminance reduction and increased frontal reflectivity to ambient light. In a public mode of operation, the liquid crystal retardance is adjusted so that off-axis luminance and reflectivity are unmodified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Michael G. Robinson, Graham J. Woodgate, Jonathan Harrold, Robert A. Ramsey
  • Synchronizing notifications with media playback
    Patent number: 10977909
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide an ability to synchronize notifications with media playback. In one or more embodiments, when a user is consuming content, such as music, television, a game, an audible notification can be synchronized with the user's content consumption experience. For example, various embodiments can detect what type of content the user is consuming and changes in the content. For example, when the content is music, various embodiments can detect when the music changes or stops, and can then provide audible notifications to the user. Audible notifications can pertain to notifications associated with incoming messages, calls, and other information such as passive assistance notifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Andre Luiz Silva Bazante, Olivier David Meirhaeghe
  • Programming to minimize cross-temperature threshold voltage widening
    Patent number: 10978145
    Abstract: Apparatuses and techniques are provided for programming memory cells while reducing widening of a threshold voltage distribution due to changes in the temperature between the time of programming and the time of a subsequent read operation. One technique is based on a correlation between program speed and temperature coefficient (Tco). A different verify test is used for different memory cells which have a common assigned data state according to the program loop number and the temperature. Another technique is based on sensing the memory cells to measure their subthreshold slope and classifying the memory cells into groups. The sensing can occur as a separate operation before programming or as part of the programming of user data. The subsequent programming of the memory cells involves adjusting the verify test of each memory cell based on its group and the temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Biswajit Ray, Peter Rabkin, Mohan Dunga, Gerrit Jan Hemink, Changyuan Chen
  • Mixed reality sensor suite and interface for physical region enhancement
    Patent number: 10976999
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mixed reality application to use a multi-channel audio input to identify a character and origin of a given sound, then present a visual representation of the given sound on a near eye display. The visual representation including a vector to the source of the sound. The visual representation further including graphical elements that describe various attributes of the given sound including the magnitude, directionality, source, and threat level. Where the source of the given sound is moving, the visual representation shifts to illustrate the movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Chosen Realities, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Browy
  • Soybean variety 01072867
    Patent number: 10973194
    Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072867. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072867. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072867 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072867 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Roger L. Lussenden
  • Short round for lightweight automatic weapon
    Patent number: 10976140
    Abstract: An ammunition cartridge having a cup-shaped casing. The cup-shaped casing has a closed reward end with a rearward diameter and an open forward end having a forward diameter that is larger than the rearward diameter. A sidewall extends between the peripheries of the rearward end and the top end of the casing. The sidewall tapers from the smaller rearward diameter to the larger forward diameter along a length of a hollow interior of the casing that holds a propellant charge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CAPCO, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen K. Wood, Matt L. Bryner
  • Methods for charge-titrating assembly of partially metallized nanoparticles, and metamaterials produced therefrom
    Patent number: 10974959
    Abstract: Variations provide a metamaterial comprising a plurality of metamaterial repeat units containing a surface-patterned nanoparticle or microparticle that is coated with a metal in a surface pattern. The surface-patterned particle may include a dielectric material or a semiconductor material partially or fully coated with metal(s). In some embodiments, the surface-patterned particles are split ring resonators. Some variations provide a method of making a metamaterial, the method comprising: metallizing surfaces of particles, wherein particles are coated with metal(s) in a surface pattern; dispersing surface-patterned particles in a liquid solution at a starting pH; introducing a triggerable pH-control substance capable of generating an acid or base; and triggering the pH-control substance to generate an acid or base, thereby adjusting the solution pH to a titrated pH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Roper, Adam F. Gross, Shanying Cui
  • Cloud computing account management and control aggregation
    Patent number: 10977596
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides aggregation of management and control of multiple cloud service accounts. The operating environment provides aggregation of notifications, support tickets, utilization status, and can provide an aggregated alert system for such information related to the cloud service accounts. A computing system can communicatively couple to multiple cloud service accounts and can receive notifications of issues and generate alerts accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventor: Shashi Chappidi